Listening Exercises - Intermediate Level

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3L15 Getting Away From It All

Four people talk about problems they had on vacation.

Past Perfect, adjectives

American & British 4m 17s B1/B2
3L16 Remembering A Life

A woman talks about her father's life.

Used To & Would to talk about past habits

American 3m 28s B1/B2
3L17 A Democratic Right

A journalist's report on a road protest.

Gerund/infinitive verb pattern use

American 2m 52s B1/B2
3L18 A Helping Hand

A husband and wife talk about the problems a relative is having.

Modal verbs

Australian 1m 31s B1/B2
3L19 Far From The Office

Three people talk about unusual jobs they have.

Describing jobs and routines

British & Australian 4m 10s B1/B2
3L20 Before the Interview

A friend helps a nervous job candidate rehearse his interview answers and break his worst habits before the big day.

Giving advice, conditionals, interview vocabulary

Canadian 3m 20s B1
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3L21 Movie Persuasion

A woman tries to convince her skeptical friend to see a new film, offering to buy him dinner if he doesn't like it.

Persuading and recommending, expressing opinions

Canadian 2m 49s B1
3L22 Moving Day

Two friends help a third person move house, dealing with too many boxes, heavy furniture, and things that don't fit.

Past simple narratives, describing past experiences

Canadian 3m 10s B1
3L23 Car Insurance Headache

A woman describes being reversed into in a parking lot and the frustration of dealing with the other driver and the insurance process.

Narrating events, reported speech, giving advice

Canadian 3m 36s B1
3L24 Estimated Bill

A customer calls her energy company to dispute a bill that's double the usual amount and tries to find out what went wrong.

Formal complaints, polite requests, transactional vocabulary

British 4m 01s B1/B2

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3L25 Summer Choices

A couple try to agree on a summer holiday, comparing two very different destinations and struggling to compromise.

Comparatives, expressing preferences, making suggestions

British 3m 45s B1
3L26 The Pasta Wait

A woman tells her friend about a disastrous evening at a new restaurant where almost nothing went right.

Narrating a sequence of events, complaining, time expressions

American 3m 28s B1
3L27 Two Critical Errors

A young man tells his friend he failed his driving test and has to figure out how to break the news to his mother.

Past simple narration, expressing disappointment, giving reassurance

American 4m 00s B1
3L28 The Thin Walls

A woman politely asks her neighbor to keep the noise down in the evenings, and they work out a solution without it becoming awkward.

Making polite requests, negotiating, indirect language

American 3m 31s B1

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